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and wayne lapierre has a valentine's card for the american people. grab a gun because the end is near. isn't that romantic? >> wayne lapierre is expanding his argument now. >> background checks will never be universal because criminals will never submit to them. >> after hurricane sandy, we saw the hellish world. >> come out to play. >> looters ran wild in south brooklyn. really? >> and if you wanted to walk several miles to get supplies, you better get back before dark or you might not get home at all. >> this is so laced with racial overtones. the republican party, if they were smart, their leaders today with condemn it, but they're not smart. >> the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. ♪ >>> a busy valentine's day, indeed, with the president traveling to georgia just as senate republicans back in washington threatened to derail and deny his nomination of chuck hagel. we're looking live at the senate where moments from now they're going to take a vote that's likely to delay the confirmation of a much-needed secreta
and wayne lapierre has a valentine's card for the american people. grab a gun because the end is near. isn't that romantic? >> wayne lapierre is expanding his argument now. >> background checks will never be universal because criminals will never submit to them. >> after hurricane sandy, we saw the hellish world. >> come out to play. >> looters ran wild in south brooklyn. really? >> and if you wanted to walk several miles to get supplies, you better get back...
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so what wayne lapierre essentially has done in weathering this coup is say, okay. you tried to kill the king. you shot at me and you missed. and guess what? i'm still here. i'm going to make sure that nothing gets done that the nra doesn't want done. really, that's where you're getting president trump's talking points from on these mental health issues, where the nra, the gun lobby is much more used to having this conversation if they can push it from any type of restrictions on people who wish to buy guns they're satisfied. >> we've been hearing for a while about how the nra is weakened, we've seen these internal struggles, an attempted coup. and, yet, the president has been pretty consistent in the way he talks about the nra and wayne lapierre. i just want to play something to remind folks. >> i had a good talk with wayne. and i like wayne and, you know, as you know, they supported me very early. they're phenomenal people. and they're big believers in the second amendment, which wayne is, also, and which i am. we had a great talk with wayne yesterday. didn't say
so what wayne lapierre essentially has done in weathering this coup is say, okay. you tried to kill the king. you shot at me and you missed. and guess what? i'm still here. i'm going to make sure that nothing gets done that the nra doesn't want done. really, that's where you're getting president trump's talking points from on these mental health issues, where the nra, the gun lobby is much more used to having this conversation if they can push it from any type of restrictions on people who wish...
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i don't think they are represented well by wayne lapierre. you've got that big group of people there who care about their rights, who care about their guns. but he's not speaking on behalf of them because when you talk about things like universal background checks, most of them, most gun owners supported that and he is out saying they are coming for your guns. >> he's inciting a riot. >> so wayne lapierre, i agree, not the best representative but he is not the only person who was there. sarah palin got a standing ovation. take a look. >> this president, flying ingrieving parents on air force one and making them backdrops in his precedent campaign style evidence. as far as leaders who offer resolutions we have leaders who practice the politics of emotion. what keeps me optimistic, keeps us reloading in this fight, what keeps us going in this fight and about this country that i love, i know we love, is the faces that i see here today. you don't give up! the washington establishment sneers at you and you don't give up. the lame stream media just
i don't think they are represented well by wayne lapierre. you've got that big group of people there who care about their rights, who care about their guns. but he's not speaking on behalf of them because when you talk about things like universal background checks, most of them, most gun owners supported that and he is out saying they are coming for your guns. >> he's inciting a riot. >> so wayne lapierre, i agree, not the best representative but he is not the only person who was...
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and wayne lapierre is on the ropes and under investigation. the president is also under a lot of pressure, two shootings, 31 people dead. one of those shootings, the president was the president of the united states who encouraged that shooter. >>> national gun registry as called for in your plan and the parkland survivor's plan. do you see that as becoming a democratic consensus point? >> yes, and responsible gun owners are going to come around to this. the more they see doing nothing will only lead to more and more calls for reforms, getting them on board to have responsible gun ownership and alienate those that are not responsible is the issue here. >> that is all in this evening. >>> tonight, the president of the united states declares himself the chosen one in a free-wheeling airing of grievances with the obligatory helicopter backdrop. he takes on leaders home and abroad, labels another woman, a world leader, as nasty, contradicts himself, goes after obama, and trolls american jews. plus, that silence you hear is the republican party unwi
and wayne lapierre is on the ropes and under investigation. the president is also under a lot of pressure, two shootings, 31 people dead. one of those shootings, the president was the president of the united states who encouraged that shooter. >>> national gun registry as called for in your plan and the parkland survivor's plan. do you see that as becoming a democratic consensus point? >> yes, and responsible gun owners are going to come around to this. the more they see doing...
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they've had huge issues with their spendingcriticized, lavish spending on the ceo, wayne lapierre and his family, and they need a win right now that they can point to for their major donors. >> we keep hearing about how the nra has been weakened and there have been this series of scandals, maybe that's too big of a word, but problems reported. but we know for sure the nra gave the president $30 million for his campaign in 2016. they stuck with him when a lot of other republicans were wavering in their support. so if he thinks his reelect is in trouble, in spite of all the other problems, would that be even more influential right now? >> quite possibly and i think it's also a combination of the fact that in the -- the three times that the u.s. has passed major gun safety reforms, first of all, in 1968, of course the 1993 brady bill, it's always been byolled congress. so i think president trump is also looking at this and saying, you know, what, why would i do this now? sure, maybe there's risk that i'll lose suburban voters in this, but ultimately i am with the nra because the nra is w
they've had huge issues with their spendingcriticized, lavish spending on the ceo, wayne lapierre and his family, and they need a win right now that they can point to for their major donors. >> we keep hearing about how the nra has been weakened and there have been this series of scandals, maybe that's too big of a word, but problems reported. but we know for sure the nra gave the president $30 million for his campaign in 2016. they stuck with him when a lot of other republicans were...
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>> i think wayne lapierre knows he is speaking to the faithful, to the members of the nra. they have got 4 1/2 to 5 million very faithful, very loyal, hard working american supporters and he is speaking to them right now. i think that any republican that is in favor of -- that spores the nra would tell you that we share the pain that every american shares with the terrible gun violence that has taken place in connect aicut an other parts of the country in recent months. our heart goes out to those families and we are sensitive to that pain. but at the same time, i think wayne lapierre makes a great point when he says it is important not to penalize honest to, hard-working americans who do have the right to bear arms much the whole idea is not to penalize the honest, hard working, law-abiding citizens because of the fact that there's some bad people who have done some very, very bad things. >> chris, has the tragedy at newtown, has it been perhaps a boone for business at the nra? >> well, i mean, i'm not sure that they needed newtown to, you know, to increase their roles. in
>> i think wayne lapierre knows he is speaking to the faithful, to the members of the nra. they have got 4 1/2 to 5 million very faithful, very loyal, hard working american supporters and he is speaking to them right now. i think that any republican that is in favor of -- that spores the nra would tell you that we share the pain that every american shares with the terrible gun violence that has taken place in connect aicut an other parts of the country in recent months. our heart goes out...
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>> wayne lapierre is representing his organization. whether he's trying to fold into his organization. >> long identified with the gop. >> there's a difference between the nra and the rnc. he's doing what he's paid to do and representing it. the nice thing the democrats are doing are lopping the two groups together so i do understand that he's long supported a lot of republican candidates and a lot of democrat candidates, too. >> sure. >> he's got a fight to fight, he's wrong on some issues and right on some issues but certainly he has led his organization in articulating what their message is. >> what does lapierre do for the republican party, chris kofinis? >> damage them. the only thing he didn't mention in the op-ed was the zombie apocalypse. at some point in all seriousness these are difficult issues. i worked for a senator who was an nra "a" rating member so i understand the difficulty especially if you come from a rural state there are different perspectives. my preference is we clearly have to honor and respect the second amend
>> wayne lapierre is representing his organization. whether he's trying to fold into his organization. >> long identified with the gop. >> there's a difference between the nra and the rnc. he's doing what he's paid to do and representing it. the nice thing the democrats are doing are lopping the two groups together so i do understand that he's long supported a lot of republican candidates and a lot of democrat candidates, too. >> sure. >> he's got a fight to fight,...
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he confirmed he had a conversation with wayne lapierre. he said he still wants more background checks, but he again reemphasized the idea that the background checks that exist right now are very strong in his words. a kcouple weeks ago shortly following the el paso and dayton shootings says the nra says thicthis can be a slippery slope. he says he doesn't believe it's the case. be a he said it could slippery slope. it appeared to be parroting one of the nra's points. i tried to ask him what he stands for in h terms of gun reform, in terms of background checks. he did not answer that question. i tried to ask him why americans should be allowed today own assault weapons. it's another question that he ignored. on the topic of denmark, you played it. he referred to the danish prime minister as being a nasty woman for initially referring to the president's suggestion, or desire to buy greenland as absurd. he said that was the reason he canceled it. he said she could have been nicer about that. you remember a couple days ago the president sugges
he confirmed he had a conversation with wayne lapierre. he said he still wants more background checks, but he again reemphasized the idea that the background checks that exist right now are very strong in his words. a kcouple weeks ago shortly following the el paso and dayton shootings says the nra says thicthis can be a slippery slope. he says he doesn't believe it's the case. be a he said it could slippery slope. it appeared to be parroting one of the nra's points. i tried to ask him what he...
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wayne lapierre, this is what he said about background checks a few years ago and wayne lapierre says the same thing and joe manchin would never do it. but when the word leaks out how involved the nra was in negotiating this, the background check bill, which they were, they were all over it, and then they're running ads for a bill that they were working with toomey and manchin and others with to pass it, it's just another example of this overreach. >>> we've got huge news coming out of syria. the red line has been crossed. >> officially. >> what's going to be done? >> the united states has concluded that pro-government forces in syria have used chemical weapons against the opposition crossing the so-called red line that is now drawing america more directly into the conflict. the obama administration says there is evidence that forces loyal to president bashar assad used serin gas on a handful of rebel fighters, somewhere to 100 to 150 people were reported killed in those attacks. those numbers could change. now for the first time the u.s. will begin sending small arms and ammunition t
wayne lapierre, this is what he said about background checks a few years ago and wayne lapierre says the same thing and joe manchin would never do it. but when the word leaks out how involved the nra was in negotiating this, the background check bill, which they were, they were all over it, and then they're running ads for a bill that they were working with toomey and manchin and others with to pass it, it's just another example of this overreach. >>> we've got huge news coming out of...
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. >> exactly, people like wayne lapierre, another senior, senior person. she started a gun rights group in russia, so that was part of the way she was able to wend her way into these networks. one thing that makes the butina case unique from any other russian indictment we've seen over past year or so is that the court documents about her case make it clear she appeared to have knowing help from an american. the documents that came out yesterday showed she was in a romantic relationship with a significantly older american man. other documents show that man was working essentially for the benefits of the russian federation by introducing her to people and if, in fact, one e-mail this man wrote, that's included in court documents, he said he's part of setting up a very secret back channel between the kremlin and political actors in the united states so it appears from those documents there was an american who knew what he was doing who was working alongside this woman. >> this sounds like a david ignatius spy novel. you're a best-selling author, books that h
. >> exactly, people like wayne lapierre, another senior, senior person. she started a gun rights group in russia, so that was part of the way she was able to wend her way into these networks. one thing that makes the butina case unique from any other russian indictment we've seen over past year or so is that the court documents about her case make it clear she appeared to have knowing help from an american. the documents that came out yesterday showed she was in a romantic relationship...
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it's unclear at wayne lapierre. he's closer, doesn't appear like it, to pushing for enhanced background checks when congress comes back in a couple weeks. obviously that wasn't the only moment we saw of that kind. the president on the topic of greenland as you've been focused on today as well attacking the danish prime minister saying that she was nasty after she described what a lot of americans also described as absurd. the suggestion that he wanted to buy greenland. hallie. >> peter alexander, live there at the white house. peter, thank you very much, my friend. let me bring in aaron black and reporter for "associated press." aaron, help people put into context what we've seen as head spinning 24 or 48 hours or so from president trump. >> yeah, this is the way he does things. we're always looking for this secret strategy behind what he's doing. a lot of times it's kind of floating from one position to another, one provocation to another. i think that his comments about the economy are really interesting and actua
it's unclear at wayne lapierre. he's closer, doesn't appear like it, to pushing for enhanced background checks when congress comes back in a couple weeks. obviously that wasn't the only moment we saw of that kind. the president on the topic of greenland as you've been focused on today as well attacking the danish prime minister saying that she was nasty after she described what a lot of americans also described as absurd. the suggestion that he wanted to buy greenland. hallie. >> peter...
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you know, wayne lapierre has spoken the last couple of days with the kind of hate and fear that clearly consumes him but also consigns the nra as an organization to the political fringe of this national debate. and certainly, he no longer speaks for many nra members, no longer speaks for the majority of gun owners, and that's a fundamental difference as well. so i think the sense of urgency has been maintained and sustained. the momentum is there. the judiciary committee's going to mark up a bill. in other words, frame the final language of the bill next month if not this month. and those votes will occur on the floor of the senate, i hope and believe, because the president's absolutely right. those families, the victims, the first responders, all americans deserve a vote. >> in terms of the way that the president phrased that in that repetitive cadence that he had that was so moving but also very specific saying these deserve a vote, deserve a vote, deserve a vote, and he went out of his way to say if you want to vote no that's okay but we ought to vote. i wonder what your assessment i
you know, wayne lapierre has spoken the last couple of days with the kind of hate and fear that clearly consumes him but also consigns the nra as an organization to the political fringe of this national debate. and certainly, he no longer speaks for many nra members, no longer speaks for the majority of gun owners, and that's a fundamental difference as well. so i think the sense of urgency has been maintained and sustained. the momentum is there. the judiciary committee's going to mark up a...
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i learned that, let's see, wayne lapierre is extreme on guns and paul krugman is extreme on debt. they sort of occupy their own alternative universeses and the question is whether the republicans are going to have the guts to stand up to lapierre and whether democrats will be strong enough to walk away from krugman. but we'll see what happens. if it's way too early, what time is it? >> it's time for "morning joe". >> tell us. >> it's time for "morning joe," but now it's time for "the daily rundown" with chuck todd. have a great day. happy valentine's day! >>> the posturing around chuck hagel's nomination for a defense secretary, well, it's getting murkier by the minute. are republicans gearing up to deny an up or down vote for the pentagon kick before the weekend? >>> president obama's road show policy push hits atlanta today and we'll take a deep dive into the options and odds of the president having to fall back on executive actions, because his policies won't go anywhere in congress. >>> and the republican ruckus over karl rove's conservative counter-strategy is reaching a bit
i learned that, let's see, wayne lapierre is extreme on guns and paul krugman is extreme on debt. they sort of occupy their own alternative universeses and the question is whether the republicans are going to have the guts to stand up to lapierre and whether democrats will be strong enough to walk away from krugman. but we'll see what happens. if it's way too early, what time is it? >> it's time for "morning joe". >> tell us. >> it's time for "morning joe,"...
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when they do things like have the press conference with wayne lapierre, they're not just talking to the american public as a whole. they're talking to the base and they have this base of members who are very hard core and who do really want them to take a very hard line against the administration. >> when we talk about their base and the nra is a gun lobby for the manufacturers and not so much for the individual out there. they are for big business for gun making and the manufacturing and the sales of weapons and the arming of these magazines and everything that goes along with it, two very conservative republicans and we have chuck grassley and representative phil expressing limits on those high-capacity magazines and that is the word, if everybody was listening very closely to the word that vice president joe biden used after meeting with the nra is talking about the magazines as well. universal registration and federal background checks. >> it seems what the white house is leading toward is leaving the hard stuff later. one of the hardest proposals is going to be having a on assault
when they do things like have the press conference with wayne lapierre, they're not just talking to the american public as a whole. they're talking to the base and they have this base of members who are very hard core and who do really want them to take a very hard line against the administration. >> when we talk about their base and the nra is a gun lobby for the manufacturers and not so much for the individual out there. they are for big business for gun making and the manufacturing and...
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it's beyond remarkable that wayne lapierre would use violent language and rhetoric and say that people -- mika's time was running out. and i'm just -- i'm wondering, is -- how does a lobbying organization do that? threatening people's physical safety has nothing to do with lobbying. >> these kinds of physical threats i think ultimately work against the nra. the tide is shifting against the nra's -- >> is that an incitement of violence? >> it could be under some circumstances. it certainly betrays a kind of viciousness that i think the american people ought to reject. >> your time is running out. >> your time is running out. and the kinds of rhetoric that are used actually i think have been encouraged by the trump white house in its vehemence on this topic. now the nra goes way beyond what the president did during the campaign in terms of inciting this kind of violence but it reflects the demeaning and diminishing of our civility. >> let's talk about the florida -- >> those need to go down. >> it does. and by the way, while they're going around making threats and certainly that's not th
it's beyond remarkable that wayne lapierre would use violent language and rhetoric and say that people -- mika's time was running out. and i'm just -- i'm wondering, is -- how does a lobbying organization do that? threatening people's physical safety has nothing to do with lobbying. >> these kinds of physical threats i think ultimately work against the nra. the tide is shifting against the nra's -- >> is that an incitement of violence? >> it could be under some circumstances....